McDermott International, Inc. announced the award of a tank contract by Puma Energy (Australia) Fuels Pty Ltd for the engineering, procurement and construction of 11 fuel tanks for an import terminal in Kwinana, Western Australia.

"McDermott has more than 75 years of experience in delivering world-class storage solutions in Australia," said Ian Prescott, McDermott's Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific. "The storage business in the region is strong and will continue to grow as we win new awards like this and help our customers develop the region's energy infrastructure."

Onsite work is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2019 with completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2020. The contract will be reflected in McDermott's fourth quarter 2018 backlog.